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ARTICLES and NEWS
Brock University - Brock research
exploring the gut’s link to mental health in children with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder
New Brock University-led research is exploring the role gut health plays in
the mental health of youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
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CTV News - Quebec
study finds alcohol and pregnancy something men should be careful about too
While women who are pregnant, or are planning to become pregnant, have
known for a long time that they have to be very careful with their alcohol
consumption, a new study with contributions from Quebec researchers warns that
the same probably applies to men.
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Nutrition
Research Institute - The Lifespan Impact of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) encompass a range of behavioral,
cognitive, and physiological impairments that result from prenatal alcohol
exposure (PAE).
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Our Sacred Breath
- FASD: TRYING DIFFERENTLY RATHER THAN HARDER
This is a foundational book on supporting an individual with FASD by Diane
Malbin. As one of the most suggested parenting guides for caregivers of
individuals with FASD there are very few reviews for people who may be new
parents or caregivers.
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FASD United
Policy and Training Center (USA) - California’s SB1016 Continues to Make
Progress
We are pleased to report that SB1016, a bill introduced by California State
Senator Anthony Portantino, which would add FASD as a qualifying condition for
special education services in the State of California under the category of OHI
or other health impairment, passed out of the Assembly Education Committee with
100% support on the afternoon of June 29th.
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FASD NL (Canada)
- It Broke Our Hearts. We Never Skipped a Beat!
It was Friday afternoon; the sun was shining just as bright as it could. My
husband was working, and I was anticipating (with excitement) a visit from a
close friend.
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American
Psychological Association (USA) - A hidden epidemic of fetal alcohol
syndrome
Researchers have found that alcohol use increased sharply during the
pandemic, and there is some evidence that those patterns were present among
pregnant women as well, said Ira Chasnoff, MD, a pediatrician and fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD) researcher at the University of Illinois College of
Medicine in Chicago. Experts worry that the trend could result in more babies
being born with damage from prenatal alcohol exposure.
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VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
CanFASD - FASD Prevention: An Annotated Bibliography of Articles Published
in 2021
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Surrey Place - An Introduction to FASD | Part one: What is FASD?
The first segment of the five part series "An Introduction to Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder" will introduce participants to some key
features of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and identify some areas that
someone with FASD may require support with.
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Surrey Place - An
Introduction to FASD | Part three: Communication and Processing
The third segment of the five part series "An Introduction to Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder" will focus on supporting communication, and
cognitive and auditory processing.
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CanFASD - Destigmatizing
Considerations: Preventing FASD, Promoting Women’s Wellness
Research about preventing FASD is advancing across the globe. We now have research about the many levels of
prevention - on awareness building approaches, on safe and respectful
conversations about alcohol use with women and their support networks, and on
holistic support services for pregnant women and new mothers’ experiences
alcohol problems and other health and social concerns.
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DMCNvideos - Lived experiences of adolescents with fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder
In this podcast, Kelly Skorka discusses her paper 'Lived experiences of
adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder'
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CanFASD - Awareness Raising and Community Development: Preventing FASD,
Promoting Women’s Wellness
Research about preventing FASD is advancing across the globe. We now have research about the many levels of
prevention - on awareness building approaches, on safe and respectful
conversations about alcohol use with women and their support networks, and on
holistic support services for pregnant women and new mothers’ experiences
alcohol problems and other health and social concerns.
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Hard Knox Talks - Reality Check: Addiction Interview With FASD Expert,
Robbie Seale
Robbie is a mother of 4, 3 of whom are adopted and diagnosed with FASD, is
an educator on the topic and host of the FASD Family Life Podcast.
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CanFASD - Holistic
Support in Pregnancy & Postpartum: Preventing FASD, Promoting Women’s
Wellness
Research about preventing FASD is advancing across the globe. We now have research about the many levels of
prevention - on awareness building approaches, on safe and respectful
conversations about alcohol use with women and their support networks, and on
holistic support services for pregnant women and new mothers’ experiences
alcohol problems and other health and social concerns.
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National FASD - Raja
and Neil’s FASD Book Club – Session 1, Introduction
In this virtual book club series, the editors of ‘Prevention, Recognition
and Management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders’, Professor Raja Mukherjee
and Dr Neil Aiton, will be leading discussions with the book’s chapter authors.
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CanFASD - Frameworks
for FASD Prevention: Preventing FASD, Promoting Women’s Wellness
Research about preventing FASD is advancing across the globe. We now have research about the many levels of
prevention - on awareness building approaches, on safe and respectful conversations
about alcohol use with women and their support networks, and on holistic
support services for pregnant women and new mothers’ experiences alcohol
problems and other health and social concerns.
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CanFASD - Emerging
FASD Research in Action: CanFASD Trainee Webinar Part 1
In 2022, eight trainees participated in the CanFASD Trainee Program.
Trainees Ella Huber, Sarah Moss, Chantel Ritter, and Devon present on a
research project that has recently been completed or is under way.
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CanFASD - Emerging
FASD Research in Action: CanFASD Trainee Webinar Part 2
In 2022, eight trainees participated in the CanFASD Trainee Program.
Trainees Shae Mulvihill, Celisse Bibr, Kirsten Morrisson, and Vannesa Joly
present on a research project that has recently been completed or is under way.
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The raw and the
real of FASD - The Raw and the Real of FASD – Introduction
We are starting our Channel, the Raw and the Real of FASD with Tanya and
Nadia, two moms of children diagnosed with FASD. We wanted for everyone to know
us a little better before we get the fun stuff going :)
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Transform
Research Center - The Overrepresentation of Children with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders in the Child Welfare System
In the general US population, conservative estimates say 1.1-5% of
school-aged children have FASD. In the
child welfare system, experts estimate that the rate of FASD is 17 to 19 times
higher than in the general population.
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NOFASD Australia
- The Criminal Justice System
One of the most comprehensive global studies of a youth detainee population
and an Australian first has indicated that the prevalence of FASD in youth detention
in Western Australia is 36 percent of detainees, and the presence of severe
neurodevelopmental impairment is as high as 89 percent; rates, as noted by the
researchers to be the highest in the world.
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ConnectFASD - Fact
sheets
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder looks different for every person. The one
thing that is held in common is that everyone is unique!
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FASD Hope Podcast
- 138 - Season 3 Premiere - FASD Fireworks in Florida - A Conversation with
Lindsey Munns
Lindsey Munns is a parent advocate for FASD. She attended the University of
Utah, where she got her degree in Community Policy & Consumer Studies. She
also studied education, is a TBRI practitioner, and is currently finishing up
her FASCETS facilitator certification.
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Silver Lining
Conversations - SILVER LININGS – ADVOCATING FOR HOPE
In this episode of Silver Lining Conversations, we feature Natalie
Vecchione, a FASD parent advocate, podcaster, author…..and most importantly a
wife and homeschool mom of two.
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Fasd Success Show
- #113 Talking about Embraced with Joel, Jodee and Justen
You may have heard talk in the FASD world about a new documentary in the
making, Embraced: Truth about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I wanted to find
out the details so invited the three principals on the project to talk about
it.
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RESEARCH
Birth Defects Research - Abnormal growth and morphogenesis of placenta at
term is linked to adverse fetal development after perigestational alcohol
consumption up to early gestation in mouse
Perigestational alcohol consumption up to early gestation induces at term
fetal growth alterations, dysmorphology and defective skeleton, linked to
deficient growth and abnormal morphogenesis of placenta, highlighting insight
into the prenatal etiology of FASD.
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Neurobiology of
Disease - In utero alcohol exposure impairs vessel-associated positioning
and differentiation of oligodendrocytes in the developing neocortex
Altogether, these data suggest that alcohol-induced oligo-vascular
impairments contribute to the neurodevelopmental issues described in FASD.
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International
Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - The Alcohol Industry
and Social Responsibility: Links to FASD
We consider the place of alcohol in society; the prevalence, social and
economic costs of FASD; the ethical notion of alcohol-related harm and then
move onto the question of public health partnerships with the industry
including the potential conflicts of interests and ethical challenges in such
partnerships.
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Scientific
Reports - Reduced and delayed myelination and volume of corpus callosum in
an animal model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders partially benefit from
voluntary exercise
In line with clinical findings, we have shown that prenatal alcohol
exposure leads to hypomyelination of the corpus callosum in adolescence and
that the severity of damage is sexually dimorphic. Further, exercise
intervention improves corpus callosum growth in alcohol-exposed and control
rats in adolescence.
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Brain Sciences - ERK1/2
Signalling Pathway Regulates Tubulin-Binding Cofactor B Expression and Affects
Astrocyte Process Formation after Acute Foetal Alcohol Exposure
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a spectrum of neurological
disorders whose neurological symptoms, besides the neuronal damage caused by
alcohol, may also be associated with neuroglial damage.
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Ethics &
Behavior - Beyond the bump: ethical and legal considerations for
psychologists providing services to pregnant individuals who use substances
This article presents the ethical and legal issues that may arise in
working with this population within the framework of the American Psychological
Association’s (APA) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
(2017).
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ResearchSquare - Effectiveness
of brief alcohol interventions for pregnant women: A systematic literature
review and meta-analysis
BIs are moderately effective in increasing abstinence during pregnancy and
preventing preterm birth. More studies on the effectiveness of BIs are needed
from low- and middle-income countries, as well as with younger mothers and with
a broader range of ethnic groups.
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Current Nutrition
Reports - Pregnancy as a Fundamental Determinant of Child Health: a Review
Maternal diet is potentially a modifiable risk factor for controlling low
birth weight, obesity and chronic disease in childhood. Further studies are
warranted to refine guidance on dietary restriction and physical activity
during pregnancy and determine how MIA and prenatal microbiota can be applied
to control childhood diseases arising from programming.
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Health Promotion
Practice - Equitable Policies Need Equitable Practices: Alcohol- and
Substance-Exposed Pregnancy as a Case Study
There is clear need for more effective public health policies. Coupled with
calls for more effective policies, increasing demand to address public health
disparities experienced by systemically marginalized and historically oppressed
groups emphasizes the long-standing need for policies that improve public
health equity.
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International
Journal of Molecular Sciences - Exposure to Toxicants Affects Everyone,
Especially the Very Young
Toxicology is an incredibly complex and diverse area of biomedical science
that includes numerous areas of specialization. The overarching goals for
investigators working in all areas of toxicology are to identify and define the
exposures to potential toxicants, assess the risks, and mitigate the impacts.
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Scientific
Reports - The alcohol dehydrogenase isoenzyme (ADH I) as a marker of
intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is an important pregnancy liver
disorder. The alterations of different enzymes activity in the hepatocytes in
the course of liver diseases are reflected in an increase in the activity of
the corresponding enzymes in the blood.
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IN OTHER
LANGUAGES
Badische Zeitung (Germany) - Alkohol in der Schwangerschaft: Wenn ein Kind
für die Fehler der Mutter büßen muss
Weil ihre Mutter während der Schwangerschaft getrunken hat, kam Hannah mit
einer Fetalen Alkoholspektrumstörung (FASD) zur Welt. In der Öffentlichkeit ist
die Krankheit wenig bekannt – was den betroffenen Kindern das Leben erschwert.
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Alles Münster
(Germany) - Anna-Lena: „Ich bin anders – ist halt so!“
Serie „Starke Geister oder: Mein FASD ganz normales Leben“ von Iris
Brandewiede und Ingrid Hagenhenrich, Folge 4 mit Anna-Lena, Juli 2022
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RCPS w Łodzi
(Poland) - FASD - nie ma bezpiecznej dawki - RCPS w Łodzi
FASD - nie ma bezpiecznej dawki!
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Alkoholpolitik
(Germany) - Alkohol und Schwangerschaft – auch Männer sollten vorsichtig
sein
Während Frauen, die schwanger sind oder eine Schwangerschaft planen, schon
seit langem wissen, dass sie mit ihrem Alkoholkonsum aufhören müssen, warnt
eine neue Studie mit Beiträgen von Forscher:innen aus Quebec, dass dies
wahrscheinlich auch für Männer gilt.
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AIDEFAD (Italy) -
Esperienze vissute di adolescenti con FASD
I risultati hanno illustrato le barriere che gli adolescenti hanno
sperimentato riguardo al loro funzionamento quotidiano e alla loro
indipendenza.
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